[gothic-l] Bavarian-Goths

[cstrohmier at YAHOO.COM]

Dear Dirk,
       Thank you for sharing the interesting information on "The
Phalheim Horse Warriors."
       On a related note, there seems to be a connection between the
Bavarians and the Goths.  According to the author J. Zibermayer
(in "Noricum:  Bayern und Osterreich"; Horn, 1957), the Bavarians
themselves were an independent East German tribe from Baia on the
Black Sea (in modern Romania):  Their name Bavarian comes
from "Baiawarioz", meaning "people from Baia."
       There is a lot of evidence that points in that direction.
There are traces of Gothic customs in the Bavarian law code (Lex
baiowariorum), and of Gothic vocabulary in south German, probably
relating to a Gothic missionary effort in southern Germany and to the
second German sound shift which probably began in Bavaria.
       It is interesting to note that the Bavarians settled in
Bavaria during the time when the area was under the control of the
Ostrogothic Kingdom in Italy.
Sincerely yours,
Cory Strohmier


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